Dr. Ceydeli

Chin Augmentation (Mentoplasty, Genioplasty)

One of the most dramatic operations in plastic surgery for improving appearance is the chin augmentation (mentoplasty or genioplasty), which is enlarging the chin and adjoining jaw line with an implant to balance out the face. When a person lacks chin projection, the face is weakened. It also makes the nose look larger than it really is. For these reasons, many people benefit from surgery to improve the appearance of the chin.

Dr. Ceydeli performs the surgery through a 1 cm incision just inside the mouth, through which he inserts a silicone implant. The implant resides just over the natural bone. Early after surgery the chin may appear more prominent than it will later. Most swelling subsides in several weeks, but many months may pass before the last little bit disappears. Patience is important in the period after surgery to allow the scar to soften and the surgical area to settle down to normal. One cannot judge the ultimate outcome in the early weeks or even the first few months post-operatively. The stiffness and resistance to lip motion that is felt early after surgery will totally subside, and normal softness will eventually replace the early postoperative rigidness.

One thing very special about chin implants done by Dr. Ceydeli is that each implant is designed and made especially for each patient. He was trained by Dr. Flowers, who invented the chin implants. Experience has proven that patients vary so much that only a specific contour especially designed can be expected to give the best possible result. This is the reason we take measurements in millimeters prior to your operation. Dr. Ceydeli’s skill as an artist and master sculptor uniquely qualifies him for such careful individualized preparation.

Our plastic surgery clinic is located in Panama City, on Northwest Florida's Emerald Coast.

Also serving Panama City Beach, Destin, Tallahassee Florida and Dothan, Alabama